Ruining It For Everyone

By Maggie McFee and Christopher Harrington

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Ruining it For Everyone is a weekly podcast for geeks, by geeks. Your hosts Maggie McFee and Christopher Harrington discuss everything in excruciating detail, from video production to how to make your own giant robot. Each week we take a topic, deconstruct it, and if we're lucky, put it back together without any leftover parts.

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CleanEpisode 45: Apple and I are Seeing Other People

One of our "Lost" episodes where Maggie and Christopher decide to stop dating Apple. We also talk about the sorry state of TV journalism
This episode is sponsored by Maxon, makers of Cinema 4D. Download your free trial at maxon.net

We chat with Art Guglielmo (@artgug) about NFL Films, Major League Baseball, and the technology that goes into a live sporting event.
This episode is sponsored by Maxon, makers of Cinema 4D. Download your free trial at maxon.net

With Special Guest Rich Siegel of Bare Bones Software. We talk about the 30th anniversary of the Macintosh, and delve into the origins of Bare Bones and BBEdit.
This episode is sponsored by Maxon, makers of Cinema 4D. Download your free trial at ma[...]

We talk about the history of Star Wars, and what's next for Lucas' properties, now that they're owned by Disney. Guests: Josh Diamond, Jason Diamond, Mike J. Nichols, and Michael Scott
This episode sponsored by Red Giant Software

This episode contains the additional topics we couldn't fit into last week's show. We talk more about The Hobbit, the Playstation 4, H265, and internet distribution. We also talk about near-death experiences in cabs.
This episode sponsored by Red[...]

In this episode we talk with Mark Christiansen and Kanen Flowers about the current state of the VFX industry, how it got there, and what can be done to change it. We cover #vfxprotest, Rhythm and Hues, and the Oscars. This is part one. A followup ep[...]

Guest Starring @Jon_Alper. We muse about your out of control social graph, how to get yourself free from the gatekeepers, and squints vs. hum-heads. It's our best show yet (despite some audio problems).
Sponsored by FX Factory by Noise Industries
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In this episode we talk with Colin Barrett, indie Mac and iOS developer, about the App Store, Sparrow, and Netflix binging.
This episode is sponsored by Harvest. Check them out at http://www.getharvest.com/

We have the lovely and hyper-talented Kristin Martin formerly of PIxel Corps, and currently of [redacted]! We talk about audio and video production, what it was like to work in the "Wild West' days of podcasting, and how to get John, Ben, Kenji, and[...]

This week we've got Tim Cain, the father of the popular game Fallout, and lover of chocolate. We talk about storytelling, D&D, Fallout, classic arcade games, and how hard it is to preserve our digital heritage.

In this episode we talk about the 5DmkIII, the C300, Sony's FS100, and our beloved GoPro, and how inexpensive hardware impacts budding filmmakers and veterans alike. We also pay homage to American Graffiti.

In this episode of RI4E, Maggie hacks some space, Christopher falls from grace with the Kimpon Hotel chain, we question Apple's commitment to the Mac platform, surmise the probability your data getting pwned, and decide Google is scummy.

Part two of our conversation with Kanen Flowers. In this episode, we talk about what it is that makes a good podcast, that Heartbeat City by The Cars synchs up with Defender, other video games, and wanting to stab people in the cinema.

This week's special guest is Kanen Flowers, independent film maker and creator of That Post Show, and Scruffy Thinking. In this episode we talk about making a feature-length film, hardware, phone phreaking, hackers, money, and blow — but no hookers.[...

In this episode we talk about the new iBooks 2 platform and the potential impact it has for the US school system, and elsewhere. We cover iBooks Author, the .ibooks textbook format, and the new courseware attached to iTunes U.

In this episode, we have our first Guests! Aharon Rabinowitz and Seth Worley join us via Skype to talk about visual effects and post production in independent film. You'll also learn the secret of THE MURDER HOUSE.

In this episode we talk about CES in a very big way. We cover new advances in TVs, cameras, computers, and THE NEW MAKERBOT! Also, we talk about product specs, why they matter, and why that's part of the bigger picture of user experience design.
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In this episode we talk about Star Wars, and how George Lucas even today, continues to change cinema. We had some audio problems while recording this episode that were not discovered until after the show finished recording. Please excuse the audio q[...]